Spencer Steedley (May 31, ) is a left-handed pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization currently assigned to their Florida State League advanced A affiliate, the Fort Myers Miracle. He is 6'2" tall, and weighs 194 lbs. Spencer is from , and attended UNC-Charlotte, where he earned first-team A-10 All-Conference in and was named Pitcher of the Week in February, 2007 by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He was selected by the Twins in the 25th round of the First-Year Player Draft. His first season with the Twins, he was assigned to their Rookie Appalachian League affiliate, the Elizabethton Twins. He pitched primarily out of the bullpen, with only one start, and compiled a 2-3 record with a 2.92 earned run average, and struck out 51 in only 37 innings. He began the season in class A with the Midwest League Beloit Snappers. After compiling a 5-3 record with a 2.14 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 46.1 innings, he was named a Midwest League Western division All-Star. Following the All-Star game, he was promoted to Fort Myers. With the Miracle, he went 1-4 with a 6.59 ERA in 15 games (four starts). Thus far, he's been used exclusively in the bullpen in , however, he's been outstanding in that role. In the first half of the season, Steedley went 3-0 with a 0.74 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 24.1 innings to earn a Florida State League All-Star selection.
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